FINAL RESULT OF MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT EUROPE B.V.'S PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR ALL THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IN ROCLA OYJ

MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT EUROPE B.V. PRESS RELEASE 17 December 2008 at
10:20 am 

FINAL RESULT OF MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT EUROPE B.V.'S PUBLIC TENDER
OFFER FOR ALL THE SHARES AND OPTION RIGHTS IN ROCLA OYJ 

The offer period in the public tender offer by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift
Europe B.V. ("MCFE"), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
("MHI"), for all of the issued and outstanding shares and option rights in
Rocla Oyj ("Rocla") that are not owned by Rocla and not already owned by MCFE
or its group companies (the "Tender Offer") expired on 12 December 2008. 

According to the final result of the Tender Offer, the shares tendered in the
Tender Offer, together with the Rocla shares already owned by MCFE, represent
approximately 98.6 per cent of all the shares and voting rights in Rocla.
Together with the treasury shares owned by Rocla, these shares represent
approximately 99.3 per cent of all the shares and voting rights in Rocla. All
the outstanding option rights have been tendered into the Tender Offer. 

As announced earlier, all the Rocla shares owned by Mitsubishi Caterpillar
Forklift America Inc. have been transferred to MCFE on 16 December 2008 and
MCFE is thus the only entity in the MHI group of companies holding Rocla
shares. 

As all the conditions to completion of the Tender Offer have been satisfied,
MCFE will complete the Tender Offer in accordance with its terms and
conditions. The offer consideration will be paid to the shareholders and
holders of option rights who have validly accepted the Tender Offer in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer on or about 23
December 2008. 

MCFE's intention is to acquire all issued and outstanding shares in Rocla. As
MCFE's ownership upon the settlement of the completion trades will exceed
nine-tenths (9/10) of the shares and voting rights in Rocla, MCFE will initiate
compulsory redemption proceedings for the remaining shares in Rocla under the
Finnish Companies Act. 

MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT EUROPE B.V.

Board of Directors

INFORMATION REGARDING MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one
of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales
of 3,203 billion yen in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. MHI's diverse
lineup of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants,
chemical plants, environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and
general machinery, aircraft, space rocketry and air-conditioning systems. 

For more information, please visit the MHI website
(http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/index.html) and MCFE website
(https://www.mcfe.com/mcfe/).